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Re: [spiers] how to buy from China

Susan,

This becoomes a straight dollars and cents issue... your base price is what you
pay now, from
there study the other two methods you mentioned, costing them out, askiing
straight out what the
charges would be. If and when you run into a brick wall (say "you must buy from
our distributor"),
then price that option. Also, as you start asking questions, you learn of even
more options, which
you price out.

Then balance, cost, benefit, time money...etc.. this is the part where art and
lifestyle kick in...do
youo want to this this new work available to you?

John
On Sun, 28 May 2006 09:39:25 -0700, susan doel wrote :

> Hi John,
>
> Right now I buy Hoya camera filters from a US distributor on a 30 days
> pay agreement, but would like to start buying from the manufacture in
> China but I am unsure how to approach it. I have found a Hoya website
> with addresses and phone numbers, should I just call and explain I am a
> US retailer? My concern is that they will say, well you should go
> through the US company............also I do not know if I will have to
> pay for everything thing up front.
>
> Right now I get filters at 30% off wholesale but it would assume buying
> from the manufacture I could be paying much less, though then I have to
> deal with customs etc. I am trying to get a feel if it is worth the
> hassle. I am probably buying $50,000 to 75,000 a year though the US
> distributor, so I would try to order 4 times a year - if that made
> sense. I could use a credit card for payments.
>
>
> Regards, Susan
> >
>
>
> > Compete on Design!
> >
> > www.johnspiers.com

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